When it rains, it pours. Or, more accurately, several bars and restaurants are pouring different styles of adult beverages today and tomorrow. Amocat Cafe's Morgan Alexander is getting his brand new brewery Tacoma Brewing Co. off the ground with a tapping at his St. Helens neighborhood cafe. In other beverage happenings, 208 Garfield in Parkland has a cidery tasting and The Red Hot - Tacoma's favorite emporium for craft beer and hot dogs - will have a Belgian fest tonight with its Coast to Coast Belgium beer tasting. Read on.

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Tacoma Brewing Company Tap NightWhere: Amocat Cafe, 625 St. Helens, TacomaWhen: 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday Nov. 16, 2012Contact: 253-722-5373, tacomabrewing.comCost: Price of beer. The event is all ages. Ginger soda served to kids. Serving: Oak aged imperial stout, ginger ale, porter, doppelbock (dark German ale), and a "One Hop Wonder," IPAs featuring a single hop - this one is "Centennial IPA." Coming up next: The brewery is crafting all kinds of beer for local eateries. From the brewery, "Here are some things we are working on in the laboratory: a kava stout that will make your lips tingle, a picked ginger and wasabi for a local sushi restaurant, a pomegranate porter (coming next week!), and a tiki beer made with pineapple juice and falernum for a local tiki lounge. We like working in the lab."

COMING UP: Brix 25 has a Black Friday brewery dinner planned for Nov. 23 with Gig Harbor's 7 Seas Brewery. Read about it here. Dirty Oscar's Annex has a Holiday Moonshine Dinner planned for Dec. 11 and 12 - look for details soon on the lounge's Facebook page. Oh, here's more news in the Tacoma beverage world. Stink, the cheese and meat store in the St. Helens neighborhood, is about to launch an attached wine bar. Stay tuned for details.